Poetry Teaching Resources
An extensive collection of poetry resources to use in your primary classroom. Use one of the comprehensive poetry units to guide your students from the learning of the poetry concepts through to their completed piece of text. Also included is beautifully designed posters that provide definitions and examples for the different types of poems and the main language features found in them. Use the Element of Poetry Workbook to consolidate students understanding of the concepts. Worksheets are also provided for diamante, autobiographical, colour, ballad, ode, haiku, shape, simile, limerick, cinquain and acrostic poems. Use the poetry PowerPoint teaching presentations and posters as visual aids for students throughout their work on poetry.
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Components of Poetry PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching the essential components of poetry.
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Sensory Poem Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of a sensory poem.
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Poetry Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Poetry' display board.
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Writing a Haiku Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a haiku poem.
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Onomatopoeia Poems Poster
A poster providing a definition and example of an onomatopoeia poem.
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Onomatopoeia Poster
A poster providing a definition and examples of onomatopoeia.
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Elements of Poetry Worksheet - Idioms
A worksheet to help students understand idioms in poetry.
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Animal Alliteration Activity - Brainstorming Template
A brainstorming template to use in the classroom when learning about alliteration.
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Figurative Language Posters – Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognise onomatopoeias with a set of onomatopoeia classroom posters.
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All About Me! - Simile Poem Poster and Template
Get to know your pupils and explore poetry at the same time with this simile poem scaffolding template.
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A Thinker Like Me - Read and Respond Worksheet
A comprehension activity related to a poem.
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Little Tree (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Reception magazine (Issue 1).
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A Colourful World (Poem) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a poem from the Reception magazine (Issue 2).
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Family and Culture Poetry Prompts – Task Cards
A set of 16 illustrated poetry task cards to help students write about their family and cultural celebrations.
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Literary Devices Posters
A set of 13 literary devices posters with examples of different methods.
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Analysing Poetry PowerPoint
A 19 slide editable PowerPoint template the use when teaching students how to analyse poetry.
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Elements of Poetry PowerPoint - Year 5 and Year 6
A 25 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when introducing students to the elements of poetry.
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Writing a Simile Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a simile poem.
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Writing a Shape Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a shape poem.
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Writing a Limerick Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a limerick.
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Writing an Autobiographical Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an autobiographical poem.
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Writing an Ode Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write an ode.
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Writing a Colour Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a colour poem.
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Writing a Cinquain Poem Worksheet
A 2 page worksheet for students to use when learning how to write a cinquain poem.